House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig said no one wins in a trade war. At a time when farmers are struggling with high input costs, the Minnesota lawmaker said these tariffs will only make it more expensive for farmers to do their jobs. Craig also said President Trump’s action is “especially questionable” since his administration negotiated the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico during his first term. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Craig said farmers and ag processors are concerned about Trump’s mass deportation policy. “I’ve always been somebody who believed that we can have both strong border security as well as a big old gate that allows farm workers to come across and work in America with those H2A and H2B visas,” said Craig. “At the end of the day, that’s what America needs to be successful from an economic perspective. That’s what the agriculture community needs to be successful.” Craig made a stop at the Minnesota AgriGrowth Council board meeting on Friday.
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